A new patent for a Toyota virtual manual transmission system for EVs has been filed in the US. The company has spoken about this technology before, with demonstrations via test drives. The latest documentation describes how the simulated manual transmission could work and various customization options.https://www.notebookcheck.net/Toyota-files-new-US-patent-for-simulated-manual-transmission-for-EVs.780487.0.html
Nobody wants fake manuals on ICE vehicles, let alone electrics.
Why do they keep doing these?
But... WHY? What is the point in that?